St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-19
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Chips From the 'EieS.

P. B. Grant, general immigration agent of
the Northern Pacific road, returned from Da-
kota yesterday. He has been out there for
over two weeks looking after the interests of
the department he represents. The snow, he
says, which has been quite heavy for that
territory, is melting away rapidly and sink
ing down into the ground, which is the best
| thing that could happen for the crops.
]. b. Moxon, superintendent of the Iowa
division of Chicago Burlington & Quincy
road, is IN town for the purpose of comforting
with the officials of the Omaha road with Il
view of securing through sleeper to Kansas
City by way OF DeS MoineS. 1t will leave
here on the morning train. This will give
the Omaha two sleeping car routes to Kansas
City.
1t is reported that the headquarters of the
Southern Minnesota division of the Miiwau-
kee g. st. Paul is to be removed to Austin In
the early spring. The Austin people say the
plant Of the new shops will be large enough
to take care of the Southern Minnesota, Iowa
& Dakota and Iowa Minnesota divisions.
General Manager Odds. of the Canadian Pa
cihc road, has just issued circular to agents
stating that all through rates on Canadian
railways must be Cancelled. Agents are di-
rected TO notify shippers to the United States
on through rates that these will be void after
the LIST of April.
On Sunday next the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul road will inaugurate through Pull
points. The important points reached by
this new service are Menasha, Appleton,
Green Bay, Marinette, Menominee and Iron
Mountain.
The W Wisconsin Central has issued circular
to the effect that all arrangements of any
kind at variance with the regular published
tariffs of that line on business from point
in one state to a point in another state, known
as interstate traffic, will expire April 4, 1887.
Within the next forty days the Northwest
ern road will complete its line from Iowa
City to Watersneap to junction with the
Michigan, Lake Shore j. Western road, which
will allow direct line to Escanoba from St.
Paul and Minneapolis.
Bismarck is rejoicing in the expectation of
another railroad. The advertisements to let
the contracts for grading all the unobstructed
line between Aberdeen and Bismarck have
been published in the jamestown and Fargo
daiiies.
kee & ST. Paul railway system for the sec
ond week of March were 100000, against
S43i,O0O for the corresponding period in 1856,
an increase of So, 000.
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids s. Northern
road has completed its Iowa Falls division
extension from Ellsworth. Mimi, through
Rock Rapids, Ia, to Sioux Falls, Oak.
The representatives of roads running north
and south in the Middle and Western Freight
association will meet IN Chicago March % for
the REIMBURSEMENT of lumber rates.
Mr.. Hannaford, of the Northern Pacific, has
returned from Chicago. where he has been
for several weeks attending the various rail-
road gatherings IN that city.
1t is rumored that the Ortonvllle s. South
western railroad is soon to be built and that
work will soon begin on that portion of it
from Morris. r..
The Pipestone branch of the Omaha, which
has been shut by the snow and Ice since the
31st of December, has been opened.
F. Hanson, Northwestern passenger agent
of the Wisconsin Central, has returned from
Chicago.
The St. Paul and Minneapolis Rate Sheet
day.
The distance from the Duluth passenger
depot to the union depot in St. Paul is 1913.
The Milwaukee Il St. Paul road is calling in
its passes issued to the newspaper men.
Nr. De Puy, of the Minnesota g. North
western, has gone to Kansas Civ